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James Fuller & Ollie Murrell Announce Their Upcoming book: ‘A Practical Guide to Missing Persons and the Administration of Estates’

18/12/2025

A Practical Guide to Missing Persons and the Administration of Estates, co-authored by James Fuller and Ollie Murrell, will be published by Law Brief Publishing in January 2026. 

About the book

The law and procedure relating to the estate and affairs of a missing person is complex, and the subject matter is tragic. 

The long-awaited A Practical Guide to Missing Persons and the Administration of Estates has been written to provide a comprehensive and user-friendly guide for anyone who finds themselves dealing with the estate of a missing person or involving a missing person. The book takes the reader through the relevant legal principles using clear and simple language, including all the latest developments and case law. It provides a step-by-step guide through the applications required, as well as the practical steps to take before and after making an application. 

The book features a foreword by His Honour Judge Paul Matthews.

Contents

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Advertisement
  • Chapter 3: Insurance
  • Chapter 4: Declarations of Presumed Death under the PDA 2013
  • Chapter 5: Alternatives to the PDA 2013
  • Chapter 6: Guardianship Orders
  • Chapter 7: Re Benjamin Orders
  • Chapter 8: Miscellaneous Situations
  • Chapter 9: Costs
A Practical Guide to Missing Persons and the Administration of Estates

Book launch

Guildhall Chambers are delighted to announce that a book launch will be arranged to coincide with the publication date of A Practical Guide to Missing Persons and the Administration of Estates. 

Further details will follow in the coming weeks.

Further information

To find out more about the publication, please follow this link

Authors

James Fuller

Call: 2020 | Sol 2017

Ollie Murrell

Call: 2022

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